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4. Sweden is officially called the Kingdom of Sweden.
The main official language of Sweden is Swedish (svenska), but the country also has 5 other official languages - Finnish, Yiddish, Sami, Meänkieli and Romani.
Sweden shares a land border with it's Scandinavian counterparts Finland andNorway, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge.
The capital and largest city in Sweden is Stockholm, other notable cities include Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala.
Sweden has a population of 9.5 million people (9,555,893) as of 2012.
Forests cover over 50% of Sweden, there are also around 100,000 lakes and over 24,000 islands throughout the country.
The Swedish Vikings of the 8th-10th centuries were a fearsome group, highly skilled at warfare they invaded and settled throughout Northern and Eastern Europe. During the 17th century
While it was once a great military power. Sweden has remain neutral in all wars since 1814, including World Wars I and II. Despite the country's peaceful nature Swedes over 19 years still have to complete up to 15 months of military service.
While being part of the EU Sweden has retained its own currency the krona.
Sweden is renown for producing great pop bands and singers, including ABBA, The Cardigans, Ace of Base, Europe and The Hives. Sweden is the world's 3rd largest exporter of music after the United States and United Kingdom.
A number of prominent manufacturing and technology company's were founded in Sweden including Ericsson, Volvo, Saab, Scania trucks, IKEA and Electrolux.
Ice hockey and football (soccer) are Sweden's main sports, other popular sports include handball, golf, gymnastics, athletics and cross country skiing.